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BeforeApple is a technology company best known for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac computers. Its App Store serves as a key distribution gateway for political apps and news media, and its content moderation decisions directly affect which apps and services reach its users.
AfterApple Inc. is a consumer technology company incorporated in California and listed on Nasdaq as AAPL. In its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended 27 September 2025 it describes operating "various platforms, including the App Store, that allow customers to discover and download applications and digital content," alongside subscription services that include Apple News+, "a news and magazine service." ## Relevance to digital political discourse Apple's relevance here is as a distribution gatekeeper rather than as a publisher. On iOS, software reaches users through the App Store, and admission is …